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Canopy characteristics, animal behavior and forage intake by goats grazing on Tanzania-grass pasture with different heights - doi: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v34i4.14544

Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2012
This study evaluated the influence of Tanzania-grass sward height (30, 50, 70 and 90 cm) on the morphological characteristics of the canopy, grazing behavior and forage intake by adult Anglo Nubian female goats.
Aline Mendes Ribeiro, Maria Elizabete de Oliveira, Patrícia Carvalho da Silva, Marcelo de Oliveira Alves Rufino, Marcônio Martins Rodrigues, Maurílio Souza dos Santos   +5 more
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Sward canopy structure and performance of beef heifers under supplementation in Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu pastures maintained with three grazing intensities in a continuous stocking system

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2011
The objective of this study was to assess the sward canopy structure of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu pastures maintained in three grazing intensities under continuous stocking system during the rainy season, along with the behavior and performance of
Daniel Rume Casagrande, Ana Cláudia Ruggieri, Matheus Henrique Moretti, Telma Teresinha Berchielli, Bruno Ramalho Vieira, Anna Paula de Toledo Piza Roth, Ricardo Andrade Reis   +6 more
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Interação comportamento de pastejo´dinâmica de tipos funcionais em pastagem natural na depressão central do Rio Grande do Sul Interaction between grazing behavior and functional type dynamics in native grassland in the central depression Region of Rio Grande do Sul

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2006
Este estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar os comportamentos alimentar e espacial de bovinos em pastejo em função da dinâmica de tipos funcionais (TF) em pastagem natural, definidos por meio da descrição de atributos morfológicos.
Betina Raquel Cunha dos Santos, Marcelo Abreu da Silva, Renato Borges de Medeiros, Carolina Blanco, Ênio Sosinski, Valério de Patta Pillar, João Carlos de Saibro, Rodrigo Sasso Rodrigues   +7 more
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Ingestive Behavior of Young Lambs on Contrasting Tropical Grass Sward Heights

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
The efficiency of grazing ruminant production systems is directly associated to the animals' ingestive behavior, and to structural characteristics of the pastures.
Joseane Anjos da Silva, Cesar Henrique Espirito Candal Poli, Jalise Fabíola Tontini, Lívia Raymundo Irigoyen, Elisa Cristina Modesto, Juan Jose Villalba   +5 more
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Suitable grazing during the regrowth period promotes plant diversity in winter pastures in the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Vegetation is a crucial component of any ecosystem and to preserve the health and stability of grassland ecosystems, species diversity is important. The primary form of grassland use globally is livestock grazing, hence many studies focus on how plant ...
Wanrong Wei, Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Zhongmin Tang, Shenghui An, Qiaoyan Zhen, Mingsen Qin, Jundong He, Jundong He, Maria K. Oosthuizen, Maria K. Oosthuizen   +10 more
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Comportamento ingestivo de novilhas de corte em pastagem de gramíneas anuais de estação quente Ingestive behavior of beef heifers in warm season annual grass pastures

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2011
O experimento foi conduzido com o objetivo de avaliar os atributos das pastagens de milheto (Pennisetum americanum) e papuã (Urochloa plantaginea) e relacioná-los ao comportamento ingestivo de novilhas de corte.
Alexandre Nunes Motta de Souza, Marta Gomes da Rocha, Luciana Pötter, Dalton Roso, Carine Lisete Glienke, Renato Alves de Oliveira Neto   +5 more
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Comportamento ingestivo de novilhos de corte em pastagem de aveia preta e azevém com níveis distintos de folhas verdes Ingestive behaviour of beef steers grazing oat and Italian ryegrass pasture with different levels of green leaves

Ciência Rural, 2004
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar como dois níveis distintos de biomassa de folhas verdes, representados por 350 e 600kg ha-1 de matéria seca de folhas verdes (MSFV) afetam o comportamento de novilhos de corte e sua taxa de bocados.
Naíme de Barcellos Trevisan, Fernando Luiz Ferreira de Quadros, Alexandre Coradini Fontoura da Silva, Duilio Guerra Bandinelli, Carlos Eduardo Nogueira Martins, Luis Felipe Cattani Simões, Adriano Rudi Maixner, Dario Rodrigo Fagundes Pires   +7 more
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Effect of Restricted Grazing Time on the Foraging Behavior and Movement of Tan Sheep Grazed on Desert Steppe [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2013
To investigate the effect of restricted grazing time on behavior of Tan sheep on desert steppe, forty 4-months old male Tan sheep with an original body weight (BW) of 15.62±0.33 kg were randomly allocated to 4 grazing groups which corresponded to 4 ...
Yong Chen, Hailing Luo, Xueliang Liu, Zhenzhen Wang, Yuwei Zhang, Kun Liu, Lijuan Jiao, Yanfei Chang, Zhaoyun Zuo   +8 more
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Comportamento ingestivo de vacas holandesas em lactação em pastagens de capim-elefante anão (Pennisetum purpureum cv. Mott) e Tifton 85 (Cynodon dactylon x C. nlemfuensis) na região noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul Ingestive behavior of dairy cows grazing dwarf elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum cv. Mott) and Tifton 85 (Cynodon dactylon x C. nlemfuensis) pasture in the northwest Rio Grande do Sul State

Ciência Rural, 2007
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência de duas espécies forrageiras perenes de estação quente, de estruturas e hábitos de crescimento diferentes, representadas por capim elefante anão e Tifton 85, sobre o comportamento ingestivo de vacas ...
Niumar Dutra Aurélio, Fernando Luiz Ferreira de Quadros, Adriano Rudi Maixner, Guilherme Ebling Rossi, Everton Daniel, Juliano Roman, Duilio Guerra Bandinelli, José Pedro Pereira Trindade, Marcos da Silva Brum   +8 more
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Ingestive behavior of hoggets given different types of supplement on ryegrass pasture

Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2014
The ingestive behavior of hoggets was assessed under intermittent grazing method with three days of paddock occupation. These animals remained exclusively on Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam) pasture or on ryegrass pasture and receiving 1.2% of ...
Sheila Cristina Bosco Stivanin, Marta Gomes da Rocha, Luciana Pötter, Viviane da Silva Hampel, Renata Aqel de Oliveira, Tuani Lopes Bergoli   +5 more
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